Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-16
very important that there sh,uld be n
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full attendance.
FROM LIE CAMP.
Adjutant Splitter has issued the fol-
lowing from his Office as adiotant of Il.
i. Lee Camp:
Comrades, The Lee.Monumont Association
has placed in your Keeping the honor. the duty,
the pleasure Of laying the cornerstone OF tho
monument 10 be erected In this city 20 the
memory Of your old commander. and whose
in mortal name your command bears.
The committees you have intrusted with the
necessary matters OF preparation, although
contendng with unforeseen difficulties, have
60 well performed their work that the Nth OF
October. 1881, will witness an event that will go
down 20 future generations I'm an hOnored
place on the page Of history.
On ust day viii be assembled In your capital
city Thousands OF your old comrades from all
parts Of the United States 20 help you 20 make
II an occasion never 10 be forgotten. IL there
fore becomes not only your pride and pleasure
but imperative duty to maintain the high namo
your command has fairly earned.
IL h earnestly requested and confidently be-
lioved that your ranks will he nllei 20 man,
and that each snd every comrade Will, II posi-
BILE. provide himself with the uniform OF the
camp, 80 that your appearance may be In keep
ing with your position ana importance. lnfor-
nation In reference 10 the style aud price OF
uniforms may be obtained by application 70
the Adjutant, at 1914 Main street
A. l.. PHILLIPS.
Colonel and Commander.
hrthr 4. Spftser, Captain aud Adiutant
In addition 10 the above Lee Camp
has sent out the following invitation to
all Confederate veterans
Confederate Veterans,-R. +. Leo Camp re-
spectfully invites and earnestly hopes that
every old Confederate throughout the country
who Is not n member OF some veteran Organi-
cation will Join on the 9th OF October, 1887. in
the ceremonies incident 10 the laying Of the
cornerstone Of the monument 20 be erected In
this city 70 the memory OF General Robert H..
Lee. Report ut Lee Camp headquarters and
you will DO / earthly welcomed and assigned a
suitable place I'm the line Of march.
BY order Of the Camp. A. l.. PHILLIPS,
Colonel and Commands. d.
ArthV A. Splitter, Captain and Adjutant.
VIII the press generally please give
the above place in their columns
THE NORTH CAROLINIANs.
What has become of the movement
Of the North CarOlinians resident here
to organize a special Reception Com
mite for the troops and people coming
from that State?
It will be a sorry day for Richmond il
she neglects her duty in this matter.
WHO WILL RIDE IN THE FIRST CARRIAGES
IN THE PARADE.
The Lee Camp Committee on Invi-
tation and Reception Colonel j. w.
White, chairman) met last night at
Murphy's Hotel and further prepared
for the Lee monument cornerstone
ceremonies by appointing the following
committees:
To take charge OF the distinguished
guests. provide them with carriages, and
a position in line: Messrs. +. ID. Starke
| (chaiIman), William Lovenstein, Ii. Is.
Taliaferro, w. 2. Smith, z. A. Sub
lett, and Henry Bodeker.
To take charge of the grand-standOa
the grounds and admit only persons
holding tickets Messrs. Thomas j.
Bowles chairman, Lewis W. Burwell,
c. V. Clash, Edward Gray, j. 7. Ferri-
ter, r. w. Flournoy. j. L. Hanger, Ia.
Levy, f. II. Langley, John A. Marks,
II. q. Miller, and Frank Potts.
The list of occupants of carriages
was begun and completed thus far:
First carriage-General W. Ii. +.
Lee, Mrs. General W. Ill. f. Lee, and
Captain Robert +. Lee.
Second-G General Joseph f.. John
sfon, General Jubal A. Early, Charles
Marshall, and William p. Smith.
Third-Nliss Randolph, Miss Nicho-
las, Mrs. Webb, and Miss Webb.
Fouth-Goyernor Fitzhugh Lees
family.
Fifh-Nrs. Archer Anderson, Mrs.
VI. Gordon McCabe, DIR. Moses D.
Hopc, and Captain W. Gordon Nc
Cabe.
Sixth-Niss Marshall and Mrs.
Green, sisters Of Charles Marshall, and
DIR. S. Z. Moore.
Seyenth-Hon. John ". Daniel,
Governor Wilson, General Wilcox,
General McLaws. and General NJ. G.
Butler.